Ash receiver



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ASH RECEIVER Filed May 31 1930 01271 .3 Hams INVENTOR ATTORNEY @Idwok Patented May 3, 1932 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE EDITH s. FRANK, or NEWYORK, N. Y.

"Asn RECEIVER Application filed Ma er novel, valuable and convenient means for efiiciently extinguishing a cigar or cigarette. The primary object of this invention is to provide an ash receiver having a plurality of crushing jaws mounted at the upper'part of the receptacle so that the same will be relatively inconspicuous, yet readily accessible for manipulation. from the exterior of the receptacle. V, c A further object of the invention is to provide an ash receiver having a pair of crushing jaws mounted at the upper part of the receptacle, the crushing jaws comprising spring members which are normally spread apart so that a cigar or cigarette may be readily insertedtherebetween, these crushing jaws having extensions which project through the wall of the receptacle so that the'same are easily accessible to the user, the cigarette or cigar being extinguished simply by being placed between the jaws, the outwardly projecting extensions being brought together thereby causing the jaws to crush and extinguish the lighted portion of the cigar or 3 cigarette.

Yet another object of the inventionis to provide an ash receiver with a pair'of crushing jaws and a rest for the cigar or cigarette in convenient juxtaposition to the jaws,

I whereby the cigar or cigarette maybe laid aside temporarily when it is not desired to extinguish the same but may be easily moved from the rest to a position within the jaws when the cigar or cigarette isyto be extinguished. v c

Other objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter specifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specifica tion proceeds. 7

With the above indicated objects in view, the invention resides in" certain novel constructions and. combinations and arrangement of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated n theaccompanying drawings, which latter 1930. Serial No. 458,383.

show embodiments of the invention as at 1 present preferred.

In said drawings Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a preferred form of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the ash receiver taken substantially on the line 2.2 of Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring jaws shown in Figs. 1 and2, removed from.

the receptacle Fig. 4 is a top plan view of amodified form of theinvention showing an alternative j arrangement of the spring jaws.

Fig. 5 is'a vertical sectional view through 65 the ash receiver shown in Fig. 41'; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another modification of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 30f the drawings the ash receiver in this instance includes a receptacle 10 preferably of cylindrical form and of substantialcapacity, this receptacle 10. having an inwardly turned upper rim portion 11.

To extinguish the cigars or cigarettes which are to be disposed of in the receptacle as in- 'dicated at 'l2, I providein this instance a pair of crushing jaws 13 and 1 1, these jaws 13 and 1 1 being formed from a unitary strip of I spring metal,'including a revers'ely-bent rear ward portion 15 suitably secured to the rearwardpart of the innerwall of the receptacle 10 by means of rivets, spot welding or the like as indicated at 16.

The jaws-13 and llare normally arranged in spread-apart relation as seen more clearly in Fig. 3 andpossess considerable resiliency due to the shape of the rearward portion 15 so that the same will readily return to normal spread-apart position after having been brought together in the act ofextinguishing a cigar or cigarette, These jaws 13 and 14 are preferably of suchlength that they extend transversely across the upper part of the receptacle opening 17, the outer ends o-fthe jaws 13 andl extending through a hole 18 provided-in the front wall of the receptacle, theseoutwardly extending-portions 19 and 20 acting asfinger pieces-whereby the jaws 3, whereupon the cigarette 21 will drop to the base of the receptacle .asindicatediat 12.1

It will be observed that the finger pieces 19 and 20 are conveniently accessible to the user so that it is not necessary to extend the fingers into the receptacle itself. Thus soiling of the fingers is prevented and the disagreeable and obnoxious odors accompanying the free burn- 1ng of a cigarette when areelimlna-ted.

Under certaln cond1t1ons a user may wish to lay a cigarette or the like aside temporarily for subsequent use, allowing the same to remain lighted. For this purpose in the present instance I provide a rest portion 22, this rest portion 22 being desirably formed as an integral extension of the rim portion 11. A lighted cigarette may be placed upon the rest 22 as indicated at 23. When it is desired to extinguish the cigarette 23 without returning it to the mouth of the: user it is simply necessary to slide the cigarette 23 down to a position where the lighted portion will .be between the jaws and then bring the finger pieces 19 and 20 together whereupon the cigarette will be extinguished and will fall to the bottomof the receptacle. 7

In Figs: 4 and 5 I illustrate a modification of the invention in which the receptacle 10a is constructed in all essential respects similar to the receptacle 10 in Figs. 1 and 2. In this latter instance the receptacle includes a pair of spring jaws 13a and 14a which are constructed similarto the jaws 13 and 1 1, with a rearward reversely looped portion 15a secured to the rear wall of the, receptacle. 10a, in this instance by spot welding, as indicated at 16a. However in this instance instead of being normally maintained in a spreadapartcondition, the jaws are normally held against each other by their spring action. The jaws 13a and 14a are provided with extension portions which project forwardly through a hole 18a provided at the front of the receptacle, these outwardly extending portions of the jaws 13a and 1400' being preferably equipped with finger pieces 19a and 20a. When it is desired to extinguish a cigarette with this form of the invention the finger pieces'19a and 20a are manipulated preferably by the thumb and forefinger of the user, to spread the jaws 13a and 14a apart. The cigaretteis then inserted between the jaws; and on release of the finger pieces the jaws will spring to their closed position and extinguish the lighted portion of the cigar t he ciga ette m y remai lamp d between the jaws until the jaws are again manually spread apart for extinguishment of another cigarette, during which movement the firstcigarette will fall to the base of the container while the second cigarette is being inserted between the jaws; or if desired, the first. cigarette may be immediately dropped to the bottom by a, Second manipulation of the finger pieces.

The receptacle 10a is provided with a rest 2211, which is. adapted to function in the same manner as the rest 22 of the receptacle 10.

- In Fig. 6 I illustrate still another modification of the invention in which the receptacle 10b is provided'with a stationary jaw 'member'l3b and a movable jaw member 14?), the stationary jaw member 136 forming part of a bracket member 15?) which is suitably secured to the rearinner wall of the receptacle 106 by means of rivets, spot welding or the like as indicated at 16?). The movable jaw member 146 has a base portion 150 which is pivotally mounted, on the bracket portion 151) as indicated at 15d. The jaws 14b and 13b are arranged inoverlapping relation and normally abut against each other. In this instance a coiled spring 156 is provided between the stationarybracket portion 15b and the movable base portion 150 of the jaw 14b.

The bracket portion 15b and base portion 150 firings the jaws together to crush and extin guish the lighted portion of the cigar or cigarette.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerablemodification without departing from the invention; therefore, it is the wish not tobe limited to the precise arrangements shown and described, which are as aforesaid, by way of illustration merely. In other words the scope of protection contemplatedis to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with the prior art.

WhatIclaimis: V j V 1. An ash receiver for; cigarettes and the like including the combination" with a receptacle, of a pair of crushing jaws comprising a pair of elongated springmembers arranged to extendtransversely through said receptacle and normally lying in spread apart relation to each other, the front portion of said receptaclezhaving an opening through whic the' r aet t a d iaw P j t,

the projecting end portions of said jaws constituting finger pieces, whereby a cigarette extended vertically downward between said jaws will be extinguished by clampingpressure of said jaws induced by manipulation of said finger pieces and said cigarette drops to the bottom of said receptacle on release of said finger pieces.

2. An ash receiver for cigarettes and the like including the combination with a receptacle having a upper rim portion, of a pair of crushing jaws comprising a pair of elongated spring members arranged to extend transversely across the upper part of I said receptacle and normally lyingin spread apart relation to each other, the front portion of said receptacle having an opening through which the free ends of said jaws project, the projecting end portions of said jaws constituting finger pieces, whereby a cigarette extended vertically downward between said jaws is extinguished by clamping pressure of said jaws induced by manipulation of said finger pieces and said cigarette drops to the bottom of said receptacle on release of said finger pieces, said rim portion including an integral portion forming an inwardly and downwardly inclined cigarette rest above said jaws, whereby a cigarette positioned on said rest has its lighted portion in proximit to the opening between said jaws for su sequent insertion between the latter.

In testimony whereof Ihereby aflix my signature.

EDITH S. FRANK. 

